A cluster of acute rheumatic fever cases among Aboriginal Australians in a remote community with high baseline incidence

• Main Authors: Joshua R. Francis (Author), Catherine Gargan (Author), Bo Remenyi (Author), Anna P. Ralph (Author), Anthony Draper (Author), Deborah Holt (Author), Vicki Krause (Author), Kate Hardie (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objectives: We report a cluster of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) cases and the public health response in a high‐burden Australian setting. Methods: The public health unit was notified of an increase in ARF cases in a remote Australian Aboriginal community. A multi‐disciplinary group coordinat...